Todays classes went well as far as i am concerned. I am thinking i will struggle more with the geo-7 class as it is at the end of the day and my room is a bit warm! Im just not getting it done 10th period the way i need to. I need to find a way to get the students to respond the way i want. Of course my problem is my activity and the focal pt of my lesson, familiarizing the class with the big ideas of geography(from SAS) was a bust. It was meant to help them get from knowledge to comprehension and allow them to apply their blooms knowledge(day1, first half of 2) to their thought process regarding the big idea... IT WAS GARBAGE! I had pd 11 start it then tear it up and throw it away because the level isnt high enough for real creative thought.
Biggest problem in my World hist might be me. I think im talking too much, i prefer to have them journaling. We have notebooks that are being used in eng11 and wh11 to elaborate on essential questions. We are hypothesizing as to why civs fall. They are doing well, tomorrow i will TRY to journal after each discussion while they do. Tough to manage class and do it but it ought to keep my mouth shut and will allow them to journal more! I just feel like i have to keep them laughing jovial and motivated while they operate @ the top of blooms.
Had to post then comment to see how it went. By manage, i mean its odd to do during their work... Beyond that I think doing this will provide me a better reflective tool next yr than notebooks which i must admit i dont get enough into. i put notes in my wiki too last year about what did and didnt work. Right now my 11th grade seems to be going swimmingly even the slower to start students seem to be picking it up based on formative assessment. All group discussion seemed to be focused on the EQ. ( Why do our civilizations fall) Im not where I want to be as a teacher yet but im getting there, this is the closest to self-actualizing ive ever been... I suppose ill never get to a place where i feel like ive made it though, i guess thats good! From here... 11th WH Discuss the other EQs (shorter disussion but just to get a feel for them. (1v1 sit downs with each student) Also i need to call every familt to touch base. 7th - Scrapping big idea sheet... Im not that pleased with PDE big ideas, i am sticking with it but need to get the kids more focused on the EQs within the Ideas, once we get there they will be able to see the big picture. I need to remember no matter a students level they can climb Blooms to the top in their own way!!!!
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